Unlicensed driver who hit 4 people in May Thousand Oaks crash cited

The driver of a minivan that struck a woman and three children while they were crossing East Thousand Oaks Boulevard in May was recently cited for various vehicular code violations, officials said.

Carlos Serrano Nino, 53 of Downey, was never arrested and was cited on four counts of failing to yield and stop at a crosswalk and driving without a license, said Thousand Oaks police Sgt. Barbara Payton.

The citations were given to Serrano Nino at the police station last week after the completion of an investigation by the law enforcement agency and the District Attorney's Office.

Griselda Castro, 29 of Thousand Oaks, was crossing the busy boulevard with a 2-year-old in a stroller and three other girls when the incident occurred.

Witnesses said she pushed the stroller out of the path of the minivan and the toddler was not injured. But Castro and the three other children were hit.

Castro's daughter, who was 6 at the time of the crash, still remains at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. Castro's other daughter, who was 3 at the time, and friend, a 5-year-old girl, were also injured but later released from the hospital.

Serrano Nino had not renewed his driver's license since 2004 and his driving privileges had been suspended in 2006, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Blood tests revealed that Serrano Nino was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash, Payton said.